Iraq

Help Save Children in Iraq

As conflict continues to rage throughout Iraq, children are the ones who suffer the most. Facing violence, forced displacement and often separated from their families, Iraq’s children are living in fear. As their infrastructures crumbles, children in Iraq lose access to health, education and basic services, while their chances and hopes for a bright future dim.

EMERGENCY ALERT

The lives of more than half a million children now hang in the balance. Thousands of families escaped the area around Hawija and Mosul and have crossed into northeast Syria. They are living in desperate conditions across the border – camps that were designed to accommodate 60,000 people are over capacity. Save the Children is providing emergency water supplies, dried food, soap and other items to displaced families.

The Challenges for Children in Iraq

Conflict, displacement and extreme violence are inflicting severe psychological wounds on children in Iraq. They desperately need your help.*

74% of girls 15 and older are literate

22% of school-age children are out of school

31 out of 1000 children die before their 5th birthday

5% of children are engaged in child labor

23% of people live in poverty

Our Work for Children in Iraq

The humanitarian crisis is affecting children and families in Iraq. In fact, it’s estimated that 1 in 3 children require humanitarian aid. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq is currently home to hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced families, who have fled the violence across Iraq and Syria. Children in Iraq have often witnessed or experienced violence, and left their homes in terrifying circumstances. Many now face hot summers and freezing winters living in tents, half built apartment blocks and public buildings. Save the Children is in Iraq providing essential goods to families, such as water and hygiene kits, as well as building sanitation facilities and running child friendly spaces and education classes. Thanks to the generous support of donors like you, Save the Children will continue to protect vulnerable Iraqi children and provide desperately needed relief to families.

Protected 78,698 children from harm

Supported 305,069 children in times of crisis

Provided 229,092 children with a healthy start in life

Supported 30,456 parents to provide for their children’s basic needs

How to Help Children in Iraq

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Sources: * Unless otherwise noted, facts and statistics have been sourced from Save the Children’s 2018 End of Childhood Report. You can access detailed data here. Other sources as follows: Population: CIA World Factbook 2015; The World Bank, 2016; Unesco Institute for Statistics (UIS)

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